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    Year in Review 2023

    MSYPs in Orkney at SYP's 79th National Sitting with their hands in the air

    Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament have been busy throughout 2023 – we’ve held National Sittings in Orkney and Aberdeen,…

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    UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament

    Mollie McGoran MSYP speaking on stage at SYP77

    Today, MSPs in the Scottish Parliament voted to pass the UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill following years of campaigning by children,…

    #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill – Policy Briefing

    Graphic with blue rectangles. SYP logo at top left. Text to the right reads: 'Policy Briefing. UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill'.

    SYP sent the Policy Briefing below to Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of the UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill reconsideration…

    #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill – Debate Day

    Graphic with an orange background with an image of MSYPs in the centre with a blue tint. Text in a white outline in the middle reads 'Debate Day'.

    Today, The Scottish Parliament will hold a debate to reconsider United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation)…

    #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    #SYPRepresents: Our workshop on care experienced young people and young carers

    Charles Fernando MSYP and Max Green MSYP organising their posters off staff at SYP79

    By Charles Fernando, Who Cares? Scotland MSYP and Max Green, Carers Trust Scotland MSYP Earlier this year at…

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    The UK is being accused of being a Climate Criminal, here’s why we must not be found guilty…

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    How did we get here?On Wednesday, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) announced that the UK’s largest untapped oil field…

    #Campaigns, #Climate Change, #Climate Crisis, #Environment
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    #CabinetTakeover 2023: Access to Contraception

    Blue and orange graphic with an image of Emma Prach MSYP with text that reads ' Access to Contraception. #CabinetTakeover'. SYP logo in top left.

    At the Annual Children and Young People’s Cabinet Takeover 2023 I had the chance to speak about access to the…

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    #CabinetTakeover 2023: Bereavement Support

    Blue and orange graphic with an image of Ellie Craig MSYP with text that reads 'Bereavement Support. #CabinetTakeover'. SYP logo in top left.

    In June of this year, I gave a speech on bereavement support for young people at the annual joint Cabinet…

    #Cabinet, #Education, #Health and Wellbeing, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    Single Use, Many Voices: Young people’s views on the impact of single-use vapes

    Graphic with a green background with a map of Scotland in the middle. Text in the top left in magazine cut-out letter style reads: 'Single-Use, Many Voices'. Image of young people joining arms with a megaphone below.

    By Marcus Flucker MSYP and Emma Prach MSYP Introduction In early 2023, Zero Waste Scotland carried out an…

    #Environment, #Health and Wellbeing
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    International Overdose Awareness Day

    Graphic with Stop the Deaths logo in the middle with SYP drug related harm branding on the outside.

    By Logan Gilmour MSYP and Ryan Macintyre MSYP Content warning: This blog discusses drugs and overdose. For help…

    #Campaigns, #Drug related harm as a public health issue, #Health and Wellbeing, #Human Rights, #Justice
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